uncouth

[ uhn-kooth ]
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adjective
  1. awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family.

  2. strange and ungraceful in appearance or form.

  1. unusual or strange.

Origin of uncouth

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English uncūth (see un-1, couth2); cognate with Dutch onkond

synonym study For uncouth

1. See boorish.

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Other words from uncouth

  • un·couth·ly, adverb
  • un·couth·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for uncouth

uncouth

/ (ʌnˈkuːθ) /


adjective
  1. lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace

Origin of uncouth

1
Old English uncūth, from un- 1 + cūth familiar; related to Old High German kund known, Old Norse kunnr

Derived forms of uncouth

  • uncouthly, adverb
  • uncouthness, noun

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